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Monday, April 27, 2009
Cruisin' safely...and in style!
My family gave Ashton this bike for his birthday. It is by far his favorite toy, and he is on it about 80% of the day. While we were running our errands last weekend, we came across this helmet and thought it was as good of time as ever to teach Ashton the importance of wearing one. Although this bike has only been outside a few time (he rides it around our house thanks to our endless hardwood floors) and the need of wearing the helmet while he rides inside is not really necessary, he still insists on sporting it around. He even wears it when he's not riding. The helmet also came with knee pads, so he happily straps those on too, and cruises around carefully dodging his little brother. Weston has mastered the army crawl. This little kid can book it and follows Ashton on his bike EVERYWHERE. He truly can't wait to do what Ashton can.
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Friday, April 24, 2009
These boys of mine are crazy. They play so well together it's amusing to watch (and take pictures of). They have a frog tent in the playroom that they could spend HOURS in. I'm not joking. They giggle and roll around in it, and give me just enough time to snap a couple pictures before I'm kicked out.
The pictures of Ashton are from the same day (before I changed them to go out to dinner). He had found one of my headbands, and came running up to me "MOM, MOM, MOM........take my picture". You know you must pull the camera out a lot when your little guy knows when you would want to get a picture of him. Little did we know it would leave little red dots across his forehead from the teeth on the headband-oops.
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
San Diego here we come!!
WOW! We had such a great time in San Diego. And the best part is that we'll be LIVING there in 5 weeks. Tommy and I had 9 whole days without the kids. It was so nice leaving them with my family knowing they were safe and sound. It truly made for a stress free/relaxing vacation. In addition to finding a house out there, we enjoyed sleeping in, eating out, going to movies, the beach, jet skiing, kite surfing, laying in the sun, relaxing, swimming, sight seeing, visiting with Tommy's wonderful Grandparents, and most of all just being together.
We returned on Saturday night, and were able to spend Easter with my family. We also celebrated Tommy's birthday and my mom made a delicious carrot cake. It was so good to see the boys. Weston kept looking at me all night like "who are you?" Thank you family for spending your spring break with our boys. It made our trip so much easier, and I know they had so much fun with you guys!
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Happy Easter!!!
We are back from San Diego (more pictures to come) and the boys had a great time at Grandma and Grandpas house. Ashton and Weston dyed easter eggs (above) with everyone (Grandpa, Grammie, Shantel, Sharielle, Jameson and Alexa) and they turned out extremely cute. We got back from a successful house hunting trip in Cali and were able to spend Easter with my family. What a great day. The boys miss everyone already and it was sad to say goodbye. We are finally home and will be posting pictures from our trip soon.
Happy Easter!
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1. Cut the end of the coax cable off square.
2. Carefully remove 1-1/16" (2.7 cm) of the vinyl jacket from the end of the cable
with a sharp knife. not a razor blade. Do not nick the braid.
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end of the coax. Do not nick center conductor.
4. Slide the coupling ring and then the adapter onto the coax, well up and out of your
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6. Fold the braid back over the adapter and press it down over the body of the adapter.
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PAW PAW, Mich. — During Wednesday night's school board meeting, a man from the district voiced his opinion on people who choose not to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
"He said that if you don't like this country then I can help you pack," said Monica Padula who was also at the meeting. "I did say that 'we, speaking of indigenous people, were hear first so we'll help you.'"
Padula thought the man's comments were offensive and "exclusive" she said. That's why she shouted back. However she was shocked that the school board didn't respond. Instead they asked her to leave.
Exchanges like these have been happening for months at the Paw Paw school board meetings. Wednesday night was the most important of them all, with the committee deciding whether or not to keep the redskins mascot.
"The majority of this board has painstakingly gone through hundreds of pages of information, presented by all sides," said Board President Karen Ayers at the meeting of 200 people. "We have gone through our notes we have taken during public participation at each meeting."
After fours hours of debate, the board voted 4-to-3 to keep the Redskins mascot. Community members for it rejoiced. Naysayers felt otherwise.
"It was really heartbreaking to see that despite people's testimony, despite testimony from organizations, despite showing resistance through protesting publicly, that the board did not see still that this is an issue of discrimination," said Padula who works with the Michigan Coalition Against Racism and Sports in Media.
Padula said the term redskin is racist and antiquated. It reminds indigenous peoples of a time when their ancestors were "sanctioned by different states" to be murdered.
"It stereotypes native people but also most specifically in this case, uses a dictionary defined slur, the word redskin," said Padula, who is of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe. "Because of the connotations of this word, as it is associated with the murder and genocide of indigenous people, that context makes it extremely inappropriate for a public school system."
Kim Jones thinks differently. She and her husband run the We Are Paw Paw Redskins group in support of retaining the name and logo. Her home was even vandalized in response to the ongoing debate. She said they are not racist and do not use the term to be offensive. In fact, because of what Native Americans have endured for centuries, they used the term out of respect.
"We feel that we're being bullied, that we're being called racist but we're not," said Jones. "We want to embrace it. We want to honor it."
Jones said that there's two sides to every story. But she and her husband have taken the time to educate themselves on native american history and have even reached out to local tribes. Hundreds of other people, she said, feel the same way they do.
"There is no Indian head on our fields or courts, no chants or people dressed up as our mascots," said board Vice President Aaron Mitchell at the meeting. "You guys did zero homework in my eyes, that severely hurts your cause."
Padula sees the word as offensive. She hopes that what happened in the Belding School District, who unanimously voted to remove the redskins mascot name two months ago, will happen in Paw Paw. However, since they lost Wednesday's vote she said the next step is to put pressure on the state to spur them to act against discrimination.
"We have told them they can be Redskin Potatoes," said Padula. "That would be more appropriate if they wish to keep the name redskins. But referring to a living group of people that are sharing space with them, that are sharing society with them is wildly inappropriate."


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BELLEVUE (CBS) – A Bellevue police officer will be one of the contestants on the upcoming season of "Amazing Race."
In a new twist this season, Seth Tyler, 37, will be paired with a complete stranger moments before the race begins.
Tyler and 22 other contestants will travel to nine countries, 17 cities and 36,000 miles. If they make it through all the obstacles to the end, they will claim a $1 million prize.
According to Tyler's bio, he's serious about winning and hopes his "partner is a hard worker who will never give up, no matter how difficult a task."
Best of luck to the Washington resident.
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Top Ten Tuesday
This is hosted over at The Broke and the Bookish. Links go to Goodreads. This week, the topic is:
Top Ten Books I Liked More/Less Than I Thought I Would.
This will be broken up in two groups of five:
Books I Thought I'd Like More Than I Did:
1. The Death Cure by James Dasher - Though I did like it, honestly it was a very disappointing end to the series. I feel a lot of questions are never really answered and the ending of the love triangle was a horrible resolution.
2. Defiance by C.J. Redwine - Another book with redeeming qualities that I was underwhelmed by. Mostly due to the shaky world-building and the villain, who is evil just for the sake of it most of the time.
3. Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone - Maybe I just got too excited over the summary and then deflated when the plot wasn't absolutely epic?
4. Matched by Ally Condie - Ugh. The pacing of this is slooooow and I was kinda of hoping The Society would kill all of the characters.
5. Crewel by Gennifer Albin - Honestly, I really liked this when I finished. But then I started thinking about the hideous love triangle and the somewhat annoying heroine.
Books I Liked More Than I Thought I Would:
6. The Girl Of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson - Even though I still haven't read the sequel, I remember having very low expectations when I started this and coming away from it blown away by the awesome it contained.
7. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead - I read Marked before this. Enough said.
8. Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout - I distinctly remember thinking this was a Twilight knock-off fifty pages in. I, uh, don't know when my feelings changed but currently I am in love with these books.
9. Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles - I'm not usually big on contemporary books, which is why I was surprised by how much I loved this book.
10. Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers - Erm, I think I was just put off by the size of this book. Seriously, have you seen it? It's a beast! But so, so worth it.
What's on your TTT this week? Feel feel to leave me links back to your blog so I can return the favor of commenting. :)
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I always debate reading Matched, but then I remember that everyone I know seriously seems to dislike it. And I've had the Perfect Chemistry series forever and haven't read them, I need to get on that.ReplyDelete
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You're welcome! Yeah, I just couldn't stand Matched. Which is sad, because I really wanted to love it. Perfect Chemistry is so good. <3Delete
I agree 150% with your numbers 8, 9 and 10!ReplyDelete
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Lol, thanks.Delete
After reading Pushing the Limits, I've SO been wanting to read Perfect Chemistry bc it seems like these 2 are in the same category. I hope to read that series soon! Obsidian is another one I gotta read soon. I own it and I have really high hopes for it!! I've heard a lot of people didn't like the Matched series, and I can almost 100% cross it off my list. It's not my type of book. Cool listReplyDelete
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Pushing The Limits is pretty similar to PC. I would definitely recommend that one, too. I hope you love Obsidian! It's a cool take on aliens.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2013 at 6:46 AM
Yeah... Matched.. bleahhh.ReplyDelete
Happy to see Girl of Fire and Thorns & Obsidian on your LIKED MORE list!! They are on my 'to be read soon' list!!
And of course... mad love for Vampire Academy!Replies
Oooo, I can't wait for your review of The Girl of Fire and Thorns! It will be awesome, I just know it. ;)Delete
Both Grave Mercy and VA could have ended up on my list too. I must admit I laughed when I read what you wrote about Matched. I agree it was slow.ReplyDelete
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Yeah...Crossed was even worse. :/ Thanks for stopping by. :)Delete
I loved The Maze Runner but I've heard the other books aren't as good. I've heard so many fantastic things about Vampire Academy, I need to read it.ReplyDelete
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The first one was really good, and the second was too, but the third was just meh to me. VA is awesome! :)ReplyDelete
Oh gross. Crewel is a problematic book to end all problematic books. Beyond the love triangle (love square?), it was rather sexist. I did end up liking The Girl of Fire and Thorns a lot more than I thought I would, and the sequel was even better.ReplyDeleteReplies
I keep hearing the sequel is amazing! I'd really like to start it soon. I own it, so I have no excuse, lol. I did end up liking Crewel, but yeah, not nearly as much as I wanted to. :/Delete
Haha, I read Marked before Vampire Academy, too! It was like heaven for me, to read a good vampire book after the disaster Marked was :XReplyDeleteReplies
That's pretty much what happened. Marked was just...ugh. I can't think about it without shuddering. :pDelete
Oh no, I was SUPER excited for Time Between Us, so maybe I'll try and lower my expectations when I go to read it. I know being so excited over a book often leaves me feeling pretty disappointed about a book. Too high expectations I guess.ReplyDelete
I want to read every book on your list of books that you read and didn't expect to love as much as you did. ESPECIALLY Grave Mercy! I have the ebook but I just keep forgetting about it :(
Thanks for stopping by my list, and happy reading!!
You're very welcome! :DReplyDelete
TBU wasn't a bad book, it was just kind of . . . blah? I'm having a hard time remembering anything that happened in it, and I just read it like a month ago. Pick up Grave Mercy ASAP! It's beautiful, and the sequel is even better. <3
- AnonymousApril 23, 2013 at 1:10 PM
I can't wait to read Obsidian! I thought that it was a Twilight knock off at first too, but I've heard awesome things about it, so I plan on reading it real soon. Grave Mercy actually really fell short for me. I felt like Ismae was kind of useless throughout the book because she can't kill who we want her to kill because the author is limited by the actual historical retelling of the political intrigue Ismae is caught up in.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah, my only complaint with Grave Mercy was that it centered too heavily on the political aspect of the story sometimes. I hope you get to Obsidian soon!Delete
I'm sad to hear you didn't like Defiance and Time Between Us! I haven't read them, but they seemed good.ReplyDelete
I love Vampire Academy & Obsidian! :)Replies
I thought they looked amazing, too, but it happens. :)Delete
Other than Obsidian, your wow list is perfect for me. :-DReplyDeleteReplies
I'm glad to hear it. :)Delete
Totally agree with your opinion on Matched!ReplyDelete
I was stoked to read Crewel and started it a while back and wasn't into it. I'm hoping I will be when I pick it back up.
Vampire Academy Rulz and Obsidian Droolz.. :)Replies
Thanks! I really wish I had liked it more; there was a lot of hype about it before it came out.Delete
Definitely a horrible resolution to the love triangle (and the series) in The Death Cure! Thanks for dropping by!ReplyDeleteReplies
You're welcome! Thanks, I thought so too.Delete
I totally agree with your thoughts on Grave Mercy. I read it when there was only 5 days left until it expires on my Nook. It was awesome.ReplyDelete
I feel the same way about Matched. It was such a draaaaag!
Great list! ^_^Replies
Yeah, I wish I'd liked it more. Always happy to spread the love for GM. ;)Delete
Nooo! -looks at Time Between Us in my TBR pile and frowns- Hopefully it won't be THAT disappointing.ReplyDelete
Crewel started off SO good, but then, it just lost it's power over me. I'm not sure if I'll read the next book...
Awesome list & thanks for stopping by my TTT! (:Replies
Anytime. :) I felt the same way, Crewel started out great, but slowly it started to go downhill. I didn't even notice that I disliked it until the end, lol. Don't worry, it isn't horrible - just nothing memorable, at least for me.Delete
Yup, we are on the same page regarding Matched. It's needed some action! A friend keeps urging me to read Obsidian and Perfect Chemistry, maybe it's time to bump it up my TBR. I am also pretty curious about Grave Mercy. :DReplyDeleteReplies
All wonderful reads I hope you find the time for! Thanks for stopping by.Delete
- AnonymousApril 23, 2013 at 7:50 PM
I haven't seen a physical copy of Grave Mercy - I know I want to read it but now am feeling slightly intimidated :PReplyDelete
I think it's strange how the order you read certain books can influence your feelings. Like when I read Fallen by Lauren Kate and Obsidian it took a lot of effort to stop mentally comparing them to Twilight. I think if I'd read them before Twilight I'd have enjoyed them more.
Great list - I really enjoyed reading it. And thanks so much for visiting my blog. I really appreciated it.Replies
It's over 500 pages, but don't worry, once you're absorbed in the story, they all fly by rather quickly. :)Delete
I agree! And sometimes if you read an incredible book, the next one you read feels just okay when normally you would have liked it more. But since it's competing with what just read...well, you know. :)
You're welcome! :) Thanks for coming by mine.
LOL on MATCHED. I actually really liked it. Still have continued on with the series, though, so I don't know what that means ...ReplyDelete
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Thanks! I know a lot of people who were crazy about Matched, but to each his own, right? :)Delete
I haven't read Time Between Us yet, but I do own it. I totally understand what you mean about high expections - I've done that a few times myself.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah, sometimes I think it's better to just go into a book blind with no expectations, you know?Delete
Your comment about Matched cracked me up! It was definitely underwhelming overall...ReplyDeleteReplies
Lol, thanks. I meant it, sadly.Delete
- AnonymousApril 24, 2013 at 4:41 PM
I haven't read any of the books on your list, but if they are on a list it's for a reason. I've had my eyes on Matched, but I've heard mixed reviews.ReplyDelete
Thanks for stopping by Literary, etc! :)Replies
You're welcome! Give Matched a try if you think it looks interesting; everyone's tastes are different. :)Delete
I wasn't the greatest fan of Matched either. I liked the writing style, but the plot and the characters bugged me a lot.ReplyDelete
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Anytime! And yeah, I completely agree.Delete
I just borrowed "Girl of Fire and Thorns" from the library, I can't wait to read it! Great list - and thanks for visiting my blog!ReplyDelete
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Abacus completed PMP Training Sessions successfully in Lahore and Islamabad
AbacusCentral (PMO) achieved yet another milestone by completing PMP training sessions at Lahore and Islamabad offices. PMI certified trainer Hina Khan conducted these trainings. Ten project managers from Lahore and four from Islamabad were selected to attend this extensive five days session..
During this training session, participants were given comprehensive information on the "Introduction to PMBOK" course for the preparation of PMP exam. All the participants showed dedication during training and provided positive feedback on the company's and PMO's efforts to equip their project managers with advanced certification on project management. At the end, PMO Director, Fatima Asad-Said, encouraged candidates to apply for the PMP exam to enhance their project management skills and knowledge.
Fatima Asad-Said voiced her views on the occasion stating, "Effective project management is at the core of our commitment to deliver excellence to our clients and transform their businesses. Thus, enhancing our people's project management capability and knowledge remains one of our top HR priorities."


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Monkeyman unveils a new look & a new season
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OISE's Laurie Harrison appointed U of T's Director, Online Learning Strategies
September 20, 2011
by Jennifer Sipos-Smith
Laurie Harrison, the director of Information Technology at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto will join Bob Cook, U of T's current —and OISE's former—Chief Information Officer, as the University's new Director, Online Learning Strategies.
Laurie is a graduate of the University of Guelph and OISE's Master of Education program who first joined the University's central learning technology staff in 1997 as a specialist in online learning and inclusive design. After a short period managing Ryerson's Digital Projects Office, she returned to OISE in 2006 to manage Education Commons' services and partnership projects with government and other institutions. In this capacity, Laurie led several initiatives on OISE's behalf including the collaborative development of the OERB, the Ministry of Education's Online Education Resource Bank, as part of the Province's e-learning strategy.
"As OISE's Director of Information Technology, Laurie has made the Education Commons more responsive to clients' needs and increased its visibility at the University and externally," said Ruth Childs, associate dean, Innovations and Opportunities. "In her new role, Laurie will lead the development and implementation of the University's online learning strategy and identify, recommend and support the provision of online learning solutions, services and processes to support the academic and administrative needs of the University. This promotion is a very well-deserved recognition of her talents."
Laurie's achievements in the University IT community include, among other initiatives, advocacy in the area of accessible and inclusive design. In 2008 she was selected to attend the Frye Leadership Institute, North America's premier program for developing tomorrow's leaders in Higher Education Information Technology. Most recently, she was seconded to the Office of the Vice-Provost, Academic Programs to support development of online learning strategies and the university's participation in the Ontario Online Institute initiative.


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The broadband cabinet and pole best siting practice working group has issued a corrected version of the earlier guidance. The original Code contained the wrong reference to some Department for Transport guidance.
The working group is to review the Code's performance around compliance and effectiveness after a year and the review is due to take place in June next year. DCMS has agreed to gather any complaints or comments about the Code addressed to the Government and pass on its findings to the working group.


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Charles Arthur Holloway has been a professor at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business since 1968 and has been a member of SRI International's board of directors since 2003.[2]
In 1990, he founded the Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing at Stanford.[3] He is also a co-founder of the Stanford Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and serves on the boards of Annuity Systems, Freedom Financial Corporation, Lexy, Neato Robots and Occam.[4][5]
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Six months after a ferry crash killed nearly 300 South Koreans, the Korean government continues to stymie investigations into its behavior and harass the families of victims.
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As climate activists converge on New York, world leaders will meet behind closed doors with corporate honchos who bank on fossil fuels.
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The lighting design adviser has a broad and overarching remit. We worked with the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) to review the initial lighting strategy, develop it further and to help with its delivery. The initial lighting strategy was largely concerned with the Olympic Park itself and looked primarily at the creation of safe routes between different thresholds and venues.
Our role was to build on this and develop a wider vision that took account of links to other schemes including the Athletes' Village, Westfield and the development around Stratford International Station. We also considered wider aspects such as the role of architectural lighting to the main venues, landscape lighting, art and so on.
The post-Games legacy
Among the key issues we looked at were safety and security, restricting environmental impact and energy use. The latter was particularly important given that all parties wanted to create a sustainable development not only for the Games but also, and this was critical, as part of the post-Games legacy.
In aesthetic terms, we had to understand what the park would feel like, not only during the Games period with its varied layers of light (public realm, architectural, media, celebratory) but also after 2012 when it becomes an addition to London's urban parklands.
Although our first Olympic appointment was as lighting designer for the public realm lighting of the Athletes' Village, in our role as adviser we weren't responsible for any specific schemes.
At the outset we met each of the teams involved to get an insight into their specific lighting requirements and how they might affect the public realm after dark. Our responsibility was exclusively for exterior lighting, and in each case we wanted to understand the briefing requirements for the external night-time appearance.
Teams included those involved in the design and construction of the Olympic Stadium, the aquatics centre, the velodrome, the handball arena, and the International Broadcasting Centre. These venues in particular were critical as they not only have a life during the Games but will be retained as public facilities after the event. We also had insight into plans for the more temporary venues, such as basketball, hockey and water polo.
The Games themselves will inevitably bring their own layer of colour and celebrations to the park next summer. What was more important was how the venues might be lit after that – particularly in the more environmentally sensitive northern parts of the park.
The fact that we had started on the Athletes' Village project some time before our appointment as adviser meant our thinking in that specific area could be dovetailed with the wider vision. It also helped us to understand how we might perform our role in terms of working with the other lighting designers.
We were very clear from the beginning that we were not there to legislate or to control. Instead we wanted to provide enough flexibility to let the whole piece move in the right direction while retaining the diversity of the individual designs.
Three nine-metre-tall letters forming the word 'RUN' will be built on the plaza of the handball arena in the north of the Olympic Park. The sculpture will be made from glass and stainless steel, producing a mirrored effect that will change depending on the light and the time of day. During daylight, the letters will act as a mirror for visitors and their surroundings, and at night the letters will become more transparent and glow with internal LED lighting.
Minimal environmental impact
We found that the key challenges for both the Athletes' Village and the wider strategy were very similar, namely, to create a positive experience for the visitor to the park after dark while balancing the need to keep costs tight, energy consumption low and minimising environmental impacts such as light pollution.
Like other firms engaged with lighting the public realm, we were obliged to stick closely to one of the successful outcomes of the lighting design advisory role, which was common procurement. This was developed in conjunction with the ODA, Allies and Morrison (master planners for the Olympic Park) and Arup.
It occurred to us early on that the majority of the legacy lighting, which would also serve the Games, could be procured from a single supplier. This had considerable advantages in terms of cost benefits, co-ordination, delivery, spare parts and the potential to easily upgrade the lighting systems.
This last idea emerged from early discussions – indeed debate – over the relative merits of introducing LED street lighting to the park. From a technology point of view, this was a more difficult proposition back in 2009, but careful study showed that this was the right way to go because we could ensure the installation could be properly upgraded and maintained, both in terms of light sources and controls.
A project with its own catalogue
The overall supply was tendered through a highly complex and demanding process, and was ultimately secured by Philips Lighting. Public realm lighting could then be chosen by designers from a special catalogue produced for the project. Initially it might seem a bit restrictive having to work with a limited palette, but it helped simplify what would otherwise have become a more piecemeal proliferation of lighting assets that would have to be managed after the Games.
An important consideration for us early the Games and for legacy use. It would have been easy to ask what lighting levels were needed for the Olympics and then to have been stuck with them for the future.
The requirements for safety and security during an event during which there will be tens of thousands of visitors in the park are inevitably different from those needed for a typical London parkland. We therefore helped ensure that high quality and safe lighting would be procured in a form appropriate for the future.
The temporary layer of lighting that will be brought into key areas where required is seen as progressive and highly sustainable, especially when you consider that the combination of broadcast lighting, field of play lighting, media screens, and event lighting will make a significant contribution to the overall effect anyway.
It is also worth noting that the event takes place in summer and so the need for large amounts of lighting for long periods is more limited.
At the same time, the night-time image of the park is likely to be broadcast around the world as the backdrop to TV coverage, in countries in different time zones. In that sense, presenting a cohesive lighting solution was critical.


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Carine's Bio
Carine began her career in fashion over 10 years ago when she moved to New York City to join the design team at AEFFE (the parent company of Moschino, Jean Paul Gaultier and Alberta Ferretti). When family concerns brought her back to Washington DC, she began working with Vera Wang, and was eventually hired away to Priscilla of Boston. After local success and recognition, and as her reputation grew, she was courted to Saks Fifth Avenue in Tyson's Corner to head the bridal salon.
Why DC Needs One More Salon
Carine's position at DC salons afforded her the opportunity to interface with the design community in NYC. Twice yearly the industry gathers for bridal fashion week where there are fashion shows, runways, models and designer parties. Carine attended every one, where it was her job to hand-select wedding dresses off of the runway to carry in store. Over the years she developed close relationships with some of her favorite designers, and made many friends at salons in New York City and across the country. Carine noticed that there was a big difference between the typical bridal salon in New York and the typical bridal salon in DC. New York bridal salons tended to be more sophisticated, the staff more knowledgeable (often with a background in design), and the collection of dresses larger. Carine felt that with her experience, contacts, and vision, she could bring the look and feel of a New York City salon to the Mid-Atlantic.
The Store Philosophy
Carine's Bridal Atelier highlights the artistry of design in bridal fashion, and showcases the personality of individual designers as it comes out in their gowns. Carine's offers an unparalleled wedding gown expertise and tailors bridal fashion to a body type, personality and destination.
When Carine began sharing her idea to designers such as Angel Sanchez, Kenneth Pool, Mellissa Sweet and Reem Acra they encouraged her and pledged their support. Currently, over 100 of the best dresses from Carine's favorite designers are onsite at the Georgetown boutique.
The store is built to be an oasis, away from high speed life. Every bride entering will be afforded privacy by the spaciousness, a sense of calm, and personalized attention by fashion experts. The store is designed to offer a soothing experience that creates an enjoyable event to share with those most loved.
Carine's Bridal Atelier's mission is to provide brides with unparallel service and a customized experience. The product sold is not the gown, but the groom's smile when the bride first appears on the wedding day, the whir of camera flashes on the walk down the aisle and the "you never looked more beautiful" twenty years after upon looking down at a yellowed photograph.
Carine's Bridal Atelier is fashion savvy and focused on you. Your aisle is our runway.
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According to a release yesterday, The Centre for Social Justice said the People Democratic party and the All Progressive Congress spent a combined whopping spent N11.66bn to finance the 2015 presidential election.
According to the report PDP spent N8.75bn representing 75 per cent, while the APC spent N2.91bn.
The breakdown of the amount according to the group is as follow
For campaigns and rallies PDP spent N1.28bn while the APC spent N671.06m
For billboards PDP spent N473.16m while APC spent N190.38m
On electronic media campaign PDP spent N532.1m while APC spent N410m
For electronic media advertisement PDP spent N3.98bn while the spent APC N1.06bn
For print media campaign PDP spent N2.47bn while the APC spent N579.6m.


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Candidates should register for appearing in UCEED 2018. Application can be done ONLY online through the registration portal linked from CLICK TO REGISTER ONLINE
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When Your Kids Want a Harry Potter Party Using Their Cubby House
Whether it is for their birthday, a special event or 'just because' a Harry Potter party is fun and exciting. This is especially true when you use your backyard toy, a cubby house or fort to play the biggest part: Hogwarts! What fun your kids will have when they get to party on as a wizard in the most favorite of all wizarding schools. Here are some tips that will make the party a success!
Turn your front door into the Hogwarts Express entrance by placing a brick door way. You can use large cardboard bricks and make a maze or drape a paper doorway that is painted like bricks. Place a sign above or to the side of the door saying 'Platform 9 3/4'.
Arrange a ball toss by setting up a Quidditch goal with three rings that the kids can toss the balls through. Keep points and the kids with the most win the game. If you have a large group of kids, divide them into teams of 4 to 6.
Post a sign with directional points to where the children should go to do things at the party. Name all of the areas after places in the books.
Make themed snacks for the kids to enjoy. For instances you can easily create acid pops by wetting a tootsie roll pop and rolling it in pop rocks. Be sure to have a place where it will stand up to dry, a chunk of Styrofoam works.
By a chocolate mold and make chocolate frogs for the party or to give out as part of the favor bag. You can also order some of the other candies talked about in the book, like Bertie Botts Every Flavored Beans.
Inside the cubby house, hang electronic candles from the ceiling with clear fishing wire and use glow in the dark star stickers on dark fabric to look like the night sky. This way the inside will look like the great dining hall.
Have a scavenger hunt outside of the cubby house and decorate the area like the Forbidden Forests.
Since you have one cubby house, you can turn it into the Gryffindor Tower and Common room, having all the guests be in Gryffindor to make things easy for decorating colors. Also, give each guest a wand, make it a games as to what type of wand it is.
The most important part of the party is for kids to have fun. What is wonderful about this theme is you will have a minimal fuss to clean up, as it is all being done outside!
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Boomtown Pets
Located in the heart of Drouin, Boomtown Pets provides dog grooming services, assorted pet supplies, aquariums, birds and more. For all things you could possibly need for your pet while you are on holidays, come in a see us, our friendly staff are always ready to help keep your pet happy.
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|Monday - Friday
9:00am - 5:00pm
|Wheelchair access.
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|Pets welcome.
|Children welcome. Must be well behaved and supervised at all times.